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Waterfall in the Auckland Region, New Zealand

Fairy Falls
Lower section of the Fairy Falls in 2010

Location	Waitākere Ranges
Coordinates	36°54′51″S 174°33′20″E / 36.914278°S 174.555438°E / -36.914278; 174.555438
Total height	15 metres (49 ft)

The Fairy Falls are a waterfall in the eastern Waitākere Ranges of Auckland, New Zealand.

Geography

The falls are a part of the Fairy Falls Stream, a stream that flows northeast towards the Stony Creek. The creek is a tributary of the Ōpanuku Stream, which flows into the Waitematā Harbour at Te Wai-o-Pareira / Henderson Creek.

Access and recreational activities

The waterfall is accessible by the Fairy Falls track, accessible from Scenic Drive. This track was closed in 2018 due to the threat of kauri dieback, and later by the effects of Cyclone Gabrielle in February 2023. As of September 2024, the majority of the track is open - taking walkers from the car park on Scenic Drive to the bottom of the falls. Access from Mountain Road remains closed.

References

Appendix H: Outstanding Natural Features (PDF) (Report). Waitakere City Council. 2003. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
"Place name detail: Fairy Falls Stream". New Zealand Gazetteer. New Zealand Geographic Board. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
Easther, Elisabeth (5 April 2015). "Daytripper: Fairy tale walk to falls". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
"Auckland Council votes to close entire Waitakere Ranges forests". NZ Herald. 20 February 2018. Archived from the original on 20 August 2018. Retrieved 21 August 2018.
"Fairy Falls". New Zealand Waterfalls. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
"Te Piringa / Cascade Kauri, Waitākere Ranges Regional Park". Auckland Council. Retrieved 3 October 2024.

v t e Waitākere Ranges Local Board Area, Auckland, New Zealand
Populated places	Cornwallis Glen Eden Henderson Valley Huia Karekare Kaurilands Konini Laingholm Little Huia Oratia Parau Piha Swanson Te Henga / Bethells Beach Titirangi Waiatarua Waima Waitākere Woodlands Park
Geographic features	Anawhata Fairy Falls French Bay / Otitori Bay Karekare Falls Kitekite Falls Lake Kawaupaka Lake Wainamu Lion Rock Manukau Harbour Big Muddy Creek Kakamatua Inlet Little Muddy Creek Mokoroa Falls O'Neill Bay Ōpanuku Stream Oratia Stream Pararaha Stream Paratahi Island Piha Stream Swanson Stream Taitomo Island Te Unuhanga-a-Rangitoto / Mercer Bay Waikumete Stream Waitākere Ranges Pukematekeo Ruaotuwhenua Te Rau-o-te-Huia / Mount Donald McLean Te Toiokawharu Waitākere River Whatipu Paratutae Island Te Toka-Tapu-a-Kupe / Ninepin Rock Whites Beach
Facilities and attractions	Glen Eden Playhouse Theatre Goldie Bush Scenic Reserve Hoani Waititi Marae Lopdell House Parrs Park Scenic Drive Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery Waikumete Cemetery Waitākere Ranges Regional Park Arataki Visitor Centre Lower Nihotupu Reservoir Upper Nihotupu Reservoir Waitākere Reservoir Whatipu Lodge
Government	Auckland Council Waitākere Ranges Local Board Waitākere Ward Waitakere City Council (defunct)
Organisations	Ark in the Park Glenora Bears Oratia United Piha Surf Life Saving Club Project Twin Streams Studio West

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